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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1918
Page
2
Western Union dispatch notes twenty eight ships sunk in week ending March 28 as British shipping suffers amid submarine and mine toll. Allied forces halt German assaults on Picardy fronts while American corps prepare to fight alongside British and French troops under Foch. Austrian divisions redeploy on Italian front and French forces recapture Ayencourt and Monchel as battles continue across Somme and Lassigny sectors.
A British destroyer was sunk with one officer and forty men lost after striking a mine. Anti conscription clashes leave three wounded during a confrontation with a 10 000 strong mob. Turks enter Trebizond amid reported atrocities against Greeks and Armenians. British aviators claim eighty three enemy planes destroyed on the Italian front with ten losses. Dutch merchants seized in American ports draw Dutch condemnation as a violent act. Argentina fears a new German diplomatic crisis after the Ministro Irriendo torpedoing. Germany replies to a Russian message stating a wish for peace but calls for war. Thirty three American switchboard operators arrive in Paris for army headquarters duties. Allied air forces claim dominance as hundreds of German planes are downed in Picardy battles. The French government agrees to Pershing’s request for U S troops to fight alongside British and French forces with the Star Spangled Banner flown with flags on Picardy plains.
Government notes a Western pact where Japan will furnish vessels in return for a large shipment of Kentucky steel. The General Assembly vetoed a bill mandating German language courses in public schools. Federal employment directors were named for Arkansas Indiana Maryland and New Mexico. Al vin M White of Silver City NM was named for New Mexico. Rena Mooney is released on bail of 7500 on two murder charges tied to a 1916 preparedness day blast. In Chicago, Judge Alschuler grants eight hour day wage and equal pay to packing house workers.
A relief measure for farmers who raise wheat corn rye oats or barley and cannot buy seed this year was approved by the House. Separately Senate and House conferees reached an agreement on the Administration Bill to create a war finance corporation with $500 million capital stock and up to $3 billion in bonds, adopting a voluntary licensing system for securities.
Denny Garcia of Denver and George Bauer of Victor are matched for a thirty round bout at the Victor Opera House on April 29. The report notes Sun ny Kesner as Carnegie Tech’s first athlete killed in the European war and mentions Jeru salem theaters now run by British forces for soldier entertainment.
Omaha Amateur Baseball Association votes to sever connections with the National Amateur Baseball Association of America citing restricted rules adopted by the national body this year. Militia quelled a Quebec mob. Germany demands Romania oil fields. National Party leader David S. Coates protests attacks on Washington and urges support for the Administration. Cavalry units report conditions after a 200 mile chase of Nevill raiders near Marfa Texas. War plans move United States troops to France under General Pershing and General Foch as the 80th brigade begins a long field maneuver at Camp Kearny.
Tucson to build a 50 000 public market and Gilbert to start a 6000 church. Holbrook doubles population in three years while a new Ajo to Gunsight road rises. Kingman and Oatman mining resumes with tungsten and rich ore finds. State funds expand vocational education and Indian subsistence. Shipyards draw 1149 Arizona workers. postmasters appointed. nurse Irene Miller heads to Camp Kearny. Tucson grain plant backs local maize, and local leaders push war acts and baby saving goals.
London and Paris report German attempts to break the British front along the Somme region failing, with heavy fighting around Albert and Arras. French forces repulse a German bridgehead attempt on the Oise near Chauny, leaving hundreds of German prisoners.
The Most Rev Cosmo Gordon Lang archbishop of York and primate of England called on President Wilson in Wilson Washington during a clerical visit.
President Wilson will speak in Baltimore on April 2 to launch the Liberty Loan campaign marking the war entry anniversary. He will review eighteen thousand troops from Camp Meade and address the crowd at the liberty loan cantonment event aimed at spurring bond subscriptions.
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